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英语口语练习小对话第619期:补偿,报答

2014-07-04来源:和谐英语

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Subject：I will make it up to you.

迷你对话

A: You have spent so much repairing your computer I broke. I am so sorry I will make it up to you.

你花了那么多的时间修理我的那台坏电脑。太抱歉了，我一定会补偿你的。

B: Oh, it does not matter. After all, we are good friends. Forget it.

哦，没关系。我们毕竟是朋友，不要提了。

地道表达

make it up to sb.

1. 解释

此语的意思是“对某人进行报答或补偿”。

2. 例句

e.g. How can we make it up to them for what they have suffered?

我们如何能补偿他们所遭受的损害?

e.g. Thanks for buying my ticket I'll make it up to you later.

感谢你给我买了票--我稍后再还给你钱。

e.g. I am really sorry. What can I do to make it up to you?

我真的很抱歉，我应该要怎么样做才能补偿你呢？